The time is coming

I cannot believe that I have been studying for my degree for five years already. In 17 days I will be walking across the stage, be given my hood and degree that I worked hard for. In 17 days the letters after my name will extend slightly and may appear to be a big mouthful when I say what those letters mean. I will just cut it down to InterCultural Studies instead of BREP -ICS-CT. It has been an amazing five years. I thank God for schools like Heritage that make it possible to study and bring in the Biblical worldview as a primary focus. I have built some awesome relationships with fellow students, staff and faculty. Many relationships that I had prior to Heritage are actually stronger, some were lost in the loss of my original home church. However, many of those remained and I will see many of them at my graduation. I really look forward to that. I have also found an awesome loving church which has become my home church. Sure we have our problems, but tell me of one church that does not have problems. The people in this church have come alongside me, taken the time to get to know me and encouraged me throughout my education including supporting me while I was in the Czech Republic. I am so thankful and so blessed to have wonderful godly people who will walk along with their brothers and sisters in Christ. I am sad to say that our pastor has resigned and only has 3 weeks left with us. He and his wife were so open to the Heritage students as they came through those doors and took the time to learn more about them as these students became involved with different ministeries within the church. I look forward to what God will bring into my life and ministry as I seek his will. This is a new chapter that is about to begin, we all have chapters in our life that we would like to see close and this one will be a hard one, but not one that cannot be looked back upon fondly. What are some of the things that you see in your future? Are you looking forward to what God will do? I will look forward with you! I also heard a profound statment this week from the lady who taught Sunday school this past Sunday. We are all in the midst of change and often fear it, but when we look back or even look ahead, we can know that God is in it. He hasn't left us, he is right there going through it with us and we can know that he will always been there with us no matter what it is that we are facing. I found this to be so profound, what is there to fear, if we know God is with us.